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1907; Grover Cleveland, of Princeton, ex-President 

 of the United States, elected in 1899; F. G. Aflalo, 

 F.Z.S., of England, member of the British Sea Anglers' 

 Society of London, elected in 1907; Theodore Van 

 Dyke, of Cahfornia, author of "The Still Hunter," 

 etc., elected in 1903; Gifford Pinchot, elected in 1906; 

 Captain William Banning, of Los Angeles, elected in 

 1899; J. Parker Whitney, author of "Salmon Fishing," 

 elected in 1907; Caspar Whitney, of New York, elected 

 in 1899; Joseph Jefferson, elected in 1899; Joseph B. 

 Banning, elected in 1899; Hancock Banning, elected 

 in 1899; David Starr Jordan, President of Leland 

 Stanford Junior University; the president of the 

 British Sea Anglers' Society; United States Senator 

 Frank P. Flint. 



In a short time a membership of several hundred 

 was secured for a club whose only possession was an 

 idea. There was no club house for years, merely a 

 desk in a corner of the Hotel Metropole by the cour- 

 tesy of the proprietors, who aided the movement in 

 every way. The dues were not obligatory; they were 

 paid only if the member so desired, yet the club grew, 

 and abundant funds were forthcoming. 



The following from the history of the club tells 

 the story: 



THE TUNA CLUB 



Its Origin and History 



Objects oj Club 



"The Club was founded in 1898 by Charles Frederick Holder 

 of Pasadena as a gentlemen's club, to prevent the slaughter 

 of game fish with hand-hnes, to elevate the standard of sport 

 on the Pacific Coast, either in fresh or salt water, and to pro- 



